local man killed in '70 charger powerslide:

[The70RT]

Amen

[Red Ram]

I guess when you have done here what God wanted you to do and he calls you home, you don't have a say in it. 

So are you saying that God wanted him to do a powerslide in a 70 Charger?

[last426]

I guess when you have done here what God wanted you to do and he calls you home, you don't have a say in it. 

So are you saying that God wanted him to do a powerslide in a 70 Charger?

No, what he is saying is that we should not put side impact protection in cars because "what will be" is all part of a plan.  Shame on you -- God would have no part of your scheme.  It's sort of like pre-destination.  Kim

[69bronzeT5]

I cant get the video to work

[Nacho-RT74]

In the early '70s they started adding a horizontal "crash bar" as part of the door construction

In 1973 but just on driver side as far I remember on my car. Driver side door weights noticeable more than passenger side... sorry was reading another thread and brought me out to this thread

[Dodge Don]

The doors on a 2nd Gen Charger are paper thin. Remarkeably weak when you strip them down and look.

[Highbanked Hauler]

I think 73 was the first year side door bars were mandatory. Anything built before that had very little side protection.

[Mike DC]

   
Cars in general are terrible in side impact crashes. 

There's just no metal structure to crush between the driver and the outside world.  Even if you build cars strong enough not to give inwards at the doors, the hit is still extremely forceful just because there's so little "crumple-zone" slowdown of the impact. 

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NASCAR's new COT chassis cars have a layer of 1/4" thick steel plate covering the ENTIRE driver's side door bar area now.  Doorjamb-to-doorjamb, rocker panel to windowsill. 

And then the car has a thick layer of hi-tech impact foam on the outside of that.   

 

[firefighter3931]

A rollbar could have saved his life.....makes you think 



Ron

[400/6/PAC]

Sad Story.
RIP